Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-15


HARDY KENroN, a wealthy farmer near
Urbana, O., was swindled out OF S22OO oy
sharpers, recently, on the gold brick gene.
The men made good their escape, ana wrote
Kenton from New York, telling Elm the
brick cost 81.
ADA HAaDY, the sixteen-year-old girl
with whom, fortnight ago, Charles Pitch
er eloped out of revenge for having been
surrendered as deserter from the United
States by her father, has applied in Chlca-
go for a divorce. She claims that she was
too frightened by Pitcher to realize what
she was doing.
A CUT in railroad rates was announced
on the 9th. The fare from Kansas City
to Chicago was put down to $500.
APPLICABLE the Bald Knobber, who was
on trial at Ozark, Mo-, for being concerned
| in the murder of Edens and Green, was &C
quilted by the jury.
A TORNADO passed through a corner of
Michigan and into Lucas County, o., on the
evening of the 9th, doing much damage
and just missing the Tri-State fair grounds
at Toledo, O., where thousands of people
were assembled.
THE Charles Stewart Paper Company, of
Cincinnati, manufacturers and dealers in
paper and paper stock, assigned on the 9th
A rough estimate places the liabilities at
$4,000 and the assets at $4,000.
FIVE men were injured, three fatally, by
the explosion OF the boiler of thresher
twelve miles south of Mount Vernon, Ill.
on the 9th.
THE fast mail on the Chicago Burlington
& Quincy railroad ran into the regular
passenger train westward bound near Des
MONIES, Iowa, on the 9TH. An infant child
was killed and eight persons seriously in
jured.
THE trial of Frederick Munchrath, Jr.,
charged with being concerned in the MUIR
der of Rev. George C. Haddock, commenced
at Sioux City, Iowa, on the 9TH.
DURING waterspout on Careless creek,
in Meagre County, NJ. T., 1,2O0 sheep, prin-
cipally spring lambs, were drowned on one
ranch. Much damage was done to the
buildings also.
THE opening meeting of the Ohio Demo
cratic party commenced at Hamilton on the
9TH by an address from Hon. Thomas E.
Powell, candidate for Governor.
FIRE in Rawson, o., the other day, de-
stroyed thirty five houses, grain elevator
and several stables. Loss, $4,000.
CROSS & Co., piano dealers Of Chicago
have failed and confessions of judgment
for S29, 900 have been filed in court
AT the recent meeting of the Miners
Federation in Indianapolis, Ind, the strike
of the Grape Creek miners in Illinois was
approved.
The switchmen's strike on the Wiscon-
sin Central railway is virtually over, new
men replacing those who went out.
THE parade OF the New York veteran fire
men at Chicago on the 9TH was witnessed
by thousands of people, who lined the side
walk along the route. They started from
the Grand Pacific Hotel, preceded by the
Seventh regiment band, old Chicago fire
men joining in the procession.
Two barges, supposed to be the consorts
of the steam barge Mattawan, were report
ed ashore eight miles above Mackinaw City,
Mich.
BOODLER ED MCDONALD, of Chicago, re-
Gently made an attempt to escape by means
of rope which had been LETT in his posses
sion by woman who had visited him. He
was discovered by a detective as he was
passing along passage, and after some
trouble was restored to his cell. The above
report was denied by the jailer, who de-
clared that it was impossible that Mcdonald
could escape.
The schooner Niagara foundered off
White Fish Point Lake Superior, during
the gale of the 9TH. The captain, his family
and the crew of ten men were SAID to be lost.
CRAFT, GROSS & Co. and the Illinois Wire
Fence Company, of Joliet, Ill, both oper-
ated by the same men, have made assign
ments, the former with 100000 assets anu
the latter with $4,000.
THE North Star Mutual Insurance Com
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wind up.
SENATOR VOORHEES,, of Indiana, lectured
In Denver, Col, the other night on Thomas
jefferson"
FIRE IN Rushville, Ind, the other day de-
stroyed two dwellings, several barps and
the wooden mills, causing $40, 900 loss.
GENERAL LUCIUs FAIKCHILD denies that he
ever said at the Nebraska 6. A. r. reunion
that he feared the veterans would be in
suited in st. Louis.
kEHoE & MATTHEWS, wholesale cigar
makers of Minneapolis have made an assign
ment with SEA, 900 assets.